rhíza

From Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”). Compare ῥάδιξ (rhádix). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀹𐀪𐀼 (wi-ri-za), Latin radix (“root”), Latin ramus (“branch”), Old Norse rót (“root”) (English root), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐍃 (waurts), Old English wyrt (“herb, plant”) (English wort), Old Irish fren (“root”), and possibly Tocharian B witsako (“root”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /r̥íz.da/ → /ˈri.za/ → /ˈri.za/

Noun

ῥῐ́ζᾰ • (rhíza) f (genitive ῥῐ́ζης); first declension

1. root (of a plant)
2. source
3. base, foundation
4. stock, family, race